The 21st Annual European Film Awards took place on December 6, 2008 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Winners and nominees
Best European Actor
Toni Servillo - Gomorrah (Gomorra) and Il Divo
Michael Fassbender - Hunger
Thure Lindhardt and Mads Mikkelsen - Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)
James McAvoy - Atonement- Jürgen Vogel - The Wave (Die Welle)
- Elmar Wepper - Cherry Blossoms (Kirschblüten - Hanami)
Best European Actress
Kristin Scott Thomas - I've Loved You So Long (Il y a longtemps que je t'aime)
Hiam Abbass - Lemon Tree
Arta Dobroshi - The Silence of Lorna (Le silence de Lorna)- Sally Hawkins - Happy-Go-Lucky
Belen Rueda - The Orphanage (El orfanato)- Ursula Werner - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
Best European Composer
Max Richter - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
Tuur Florizoone - Moscow, Belgium (Aanrijding in Moscou)
Dario Marianelli - Atonement- Fernando Velázquez - The Orphanage (El orfanato)
Best European Director
Matteo Garrone - Gomorrah (Gomorra)
Laurent Cantet - The Class (Entre les murs)- Andreas Dresen - Cloud 9 (Wolke Neun)
- Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
- Steve McQueen - Hunger
- Paolo Sorrentino - Il Divo
Best European Film
- The Class (Entre les murs)
- Happy-Go-Lucky
- Il Divo
- The Orphanage (El orfanato)
- Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)
Best European Screenwriter
Maurizio Braucci, Ugo Chiti, Gianni di Gregorio, Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso and Roberto Saviano - Gomorrah (Gomorra)